procreate
verbEtymology
The adjective is first attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English, the verb in 1525; inherited from Middle English procreat(e) (“(construed as past participle) begotten, procreated”), borrowed from Latin prōcreātus, perfect passive participle of prōcreō (“to beget”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3); by surface analysis, pro- + create. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
- derived from prōcreātus
- inherited from procreat
Definitions
To beget or conceive (offsprings).
To originate, create or produce.
To reproduce.
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Procreated, begotten.
- Some of these Kings, dying without procreate Heires.
The produce of money, interest.
- If the Paiment be half Yearly or Quarterly […] let the Log. of the Yearly Procreat be multiplied accordingly, by ¹⁄₃ or ¹⁄₂.
The neighborhood
- synonymbeget
- synonymbreed
- synonymprocreate
- neighborcopulate
- neighborproliferate
- neighborOf the mother:
- neighborconceive
- neighborenwomb
- neighborinwomb
- neighbormother
- neighborwomb
- neighborOf the father:
- neighborfather
- neighborsire
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at procreate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at procreate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at procreate
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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